Treasures

There're some changes here since the day I returned from Spain. Whether it's for the better or for the worse, I do not know. But it sure seems like a battlefield here. Poor hubby.

Now, for happy thoughts. My sis sent me a big box of 'treasures'! At least, some things never change - MY SIS LOVES ME!!!

A Good Read

"Time is the twine to tie our lives into parcels of years and months. Or a rubber band stretched to suit our fancy. Time can be the pretty ribbon in a little girl's hair. Or the lines in your face, stealing your youthful colour and your hair. But in the end, time is a noose around the neck, strangling slowly."

The above is extracted from the book "A Fine Balance" by Rohinton Mistry. The story's so enthralling, I'm reading it for the second time.

Q&A

I have one question.
Do your eyes grow smaller as you age?
I think mine did. Boo hoo!

Lovely Spring

Spring is here. The weather is lovely and the countryside is bursting with vivid colours. We have been exploring the countryside, driving from one mountain to the next. It's amazing how the landscape changes as we travel from one end to the other. I can never get enough of such spectacular scenery.

This grand bungalow stands alone in the vast greenery overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Imagine waking up to the sound of the waves every morning and admiring the breathtaking view of sunset before dusk. Ah...that's life!

Notice the different shades of blue from the Mediterranean Sea to the sky. Lovely.

The vast greenery is covered with tiny pretty flowers donned in yellow, pink, red, purple and white.

Girl You Are My Love

Girl You Are My Love - Pink Boy

I LOVE this song. It's oh-so-orbit! And very ah beng/ah lian! But I HEART it! Such upbeat and catchy tune! It's stuck in my head all day long! Let's hit the dance floor, baby!!!

Lost & Found

Peppy went galavanting on the beach one day and did not return home. I was worried sick. That night, the hubby and I drove around the vicinity, armed with a torchlight, in search of our missing dog. She was nowhere in sight.

I couldn't sleep. I kept bugging the hubby with the same question: "Will Peppy come home?". In his attempt to comfort me, the hubby said she would.

The next morning, I woke up hoping to see Peppy lying at the basketball court like she always did. But all I saw was an empty court.

The hubby and I figured that Peppy would not have lost her way. She always made her way home after she got tired of roaming about outside. The only possible reason could be that she was caught by the Chinese construction workers who were dog-meat lovers.

So after 48 hours of futile search and what seemed like a long agonizing wait, we decided to look for her at the Chinese workers living quarter. And that was where we found Peppy chained together with another puppy.

I was relieved and extremely happy to see Peppy. She would probably end up on the dining table as a hot steamy plate of meat if we didn't manage to find her. Phew! Lucky us!

Peppy chewing happily on a huge piece of beef rib.

Clueless

I did a "Which profession suits you the best?" quiz on Facebook. I normally wouldn't bother to take a second look at such quizzes. But this afternoon, I did it. That is, after much hesitation. And I feel absolutely silly now.

Anyway, the results says, "NO CLUE". I thought that is so apt at this point of time, to be specific. Seriously, I have no inkling on what I want to do when my NPL ends. Do I want to continue moulding the next generation? A part of me says 'yes' yet the other part says otherwise. As much as I miss my teaching days, I am clearly aware of what I dislike about the job. Ah...I feel as if I'm suffering from mid-life crisis - lost in a big big world, desperately searching for the right career. And now I feel silly all over again for being silly. Ignore me, pls.